Get ready! Queer Azaadi Mumbai (QAM) Pride Month begins on January 5, 2018. Like every year, the LGBTQIA community will kick off the pride month with 24 different events. From flea markets to flashmobs, Mr Gay World India 2018 finale to a Queer Cinema fest, there is something for everyone. But what's special this year is the theme.

The organisers took inspiration from the 75-year-old Quit India Movement to showcase how the LGBTQIA community has grown stronger since the Supreme Court recriminalised homosexual sex five years ago. That's why the theme this year is Section 377 Quit India. Incidentally, the Quit India Movement began at August Kranti Maidan, the same spot where the Pride Parade takes place every year. This year, the Parade will take place on February 3 and mark the end of Pride Month.

The Pride month kicks off with a panel discussion on Queer Networking, being hosted at Godrej India Culture Club in Vikhroli (January 5). Among the many events being organised this year are Rainbow Kite Flying at Juhu Beach (January 14), Pride Beyond Borders (January 24) and Mile Sure Mera Tumhara (January 27).

#377Quit India- Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride 2018

The organisers are also taking special measures to ensure that Mumbai Pride is an inclusive one, open to the differently-abled. Bengaluru's Namma Pride was the first to start a parade which is accessible to everyone. Following this principle, QAM is doing its best to ensure that all the events of Mumbai Pride — from Gulabi Mela to the parade — are accessible by hiring sign language interpreters and mobi cabs to ferry people.

Planning to attend any of these events? Here is the complete list of events to take place during Pride month: